Publications Regarding Disengagement
Articles
‘Black Friday’ and Other Investigations: Initial Observations
Written By: Prof. Amichai Cohen, Prof. Yuval Shany
Initial observations on Israeli's Military Advocate General's decision to conclude investigation into 'Black Friday'.
The Loss of Naïveté: The Impact of the Withdrawal from Gaza on Religious Zionism
Written By: Yair Sheleg
Ten years after the disengagement from Gaza, Yair Sheleg, head of IDI's Religion and State program, explores the impact of the withdrawal from Gush Katif under the leadership of Ariel Sharon on the Religious Zionist community in Israel.
Remembering Ariel Sharon (1928–2014)
Written By: Prof. Ofer Kenig
Dr. Ofer Kenig presents some of the milestones in the career of Ariel Sharon, the 11th Prime Minister of the State of Israel.
Betrayal by the Elite
Written By: Adi Mintz
In her article Adi Mintz argues that while for some the Disengagement in 2005 represented a pinnacle of democracy, she experienced it as a deterioration of democracy. At the center of her argument is what she considers to be Ariel Sharon's referendum-dismissive nature, as she suggests that what took place during the Disengagement was not a "truly democratic struggle for public opinion."
Discourse on Disengagement: Sensationalism in the Mainstream Press
According to Tamar Guttman, a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Tel Aviv University, there is little room for enthusiasm regarding the way Israel’s mainstream media addressed the subject of the disengagement plan. In this article, originally published in The Seventh Eye on October 31, 2004, Guttman explains that the media was usually preoccupied with the petty, marginal, and sensationalist aspects of the initiative, systematically failing to examine the important issues raised by the withdrawal from Gaza or to ask difficult questions.
